‘The OFT hasn’t helped consumers’ by referring local bus services to the Competition Commission

Because the deregulated bus market does not fit the OFT’s ideal business model, it has launched an investigation. But has the OFT protected the consumer?

The public wants a properly integrated transport network but threats of dawn raids by the OFT have stifled initiatives by operators to integrate headways and fares. If an operator launches into competition, OFT appears to like that, but if the competitor then knocks out the weaker or smaller operator, OFT often launches an investigation....

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